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To alleviate any potential problems with traffic flow, a 12-car stacking system has been approved. ' Two new businesses are coming to Whitchurch-Stoufl'ville. A mechanical car wash, operated by Gra- ham Hoad of Hoad Investments, will be on the southeast corner of Weldon Road and Main Street behind The Lion of Stoufiville. “Purchasers clearly moved to take advan- tage of greater afiordability in the market- place in the first half of the year," said RE/ Max Ontario-Atlantic Canada executive vice-presi- dent Michael Polzler. On the other hand, the study’s authors found bidding wars becoming more common House prices in the Toronto Real Estate Board's North District, mOStly comprised of York Region, dropped 4.49 per cent from June 2008 to 2009, but sales are up 3 per cent in the same period. The average house in the district sold for $526,693. BY DAVID FLBISCHER dfleischer®yrmg. com Thanks to a drop in average home prices, sales am up in York Region, according to a new studybyRe/Max. BUSINESS: Prices down, sales up in York Region Housing market showing signs of rebound Car wash for Stouffville, gas bar in Ballantrae URBAN AREAS (. “41 ~ mam RURAL AREAS k mm Wm: TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffvllle approved an amendment to the proposed Development Charges rates at the Special Council Meeting of July 28“, 2009; MD TAKE NOTICE the schedule of the Development Charges to be imposed by the new 8y-law to be presented for approval on August 18'”, 2009 is as follows: WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE "County (gay/a Close to Org " Town of MUM! $11,929 $10,615 $838 $476 $10,615 TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL UNIT (M condos etc.) PUBLIC NOTICE $9,364 $8,332 $374 $8,332 $7,927 $7,054 MM! $316 $557 $7,054 No information was available pertaining to the start of construction or when either of the businesses will open. The second business, approved by council this week, is a as bar, convenience store and coffee kiosk ich will be on the southeast comer of Hwy. 48 and Aurora Road in Bal- lantrae. “There may be some bumps along the road, but all in all, the worst is over for the residential real estate in the Greater Toronto Area,” Mr. Polzler said. ,Re/Max found the lower price-point of condominiums driving a slight edge over detached home sales. Toronto's Beach neighbourhood scored and while no York Region neighbour- hoods placed among the five districts with the biggest increases, three of them â€"-â€" Pickering, Willowdale and Rouge-Malvern â€" are along the border. The North District was the only one in the GTA to post an overall average increase. Condos in the area had values increase .26 per cent, up to $275,113. with 20 per cent of single-detached homes and condominiums bucking the trend and increasing their average value. mmmz $5.699 $5,072 $227 $5,072 Per Sq. Ft. $4.69 $3.72 $3.72 $0.49 NON-RESIDENTIAL Pet Sq. Ft. RETMU $0.15 $6.09 $0.26 â€" Sandra Bolan sum (m moo sum Pequ.Ft. $0.15 $0.26 4038 ;; CALL 1-866-0Wll-A-TUB . (696-2882) HOURS: THURS. 8: FBI. SAM-8PM 0 SAT. SAM-6PM 0 SUN. “DAM-4PM